Nicu Now Audio Support Series

Birth can be many things: incredible, traumatic, beautiful, scary, empowering or all of them. Birth and postpartum nurse Lo Mansfield will talk about bringing intuition, grace and evidence into the birth experience.   In this episode, we chat about: Why nursing, specifically why labor and delivery? On your social media channels you talk about balancing intuition, grace + evidence. What do you mean by that? You sometimes mention the loss of your own mom while you were pregnant. Many of our NICU parents listening are experiencing grief as they mourn the loss of a "normal" delivery or baby. How did/do you work through that grief? What's the best way to communicate to your doctor and L&D nurses your desires for your baby's birth? If you are designated as high-risk prior to delivery, what are things that may change your delivery? Some moms may feel distant from their NICU baby due to separation at birth, is that normal? If so, what are your suggestions for working through that? What's the best th